CH 316

“Chapter 316: Moonflower’s Descent 2”

I need to remember every sensation from back then.

If I had Akane by my side this would be a lot easier, but alas.

I recalled as much as I could the ice coldness from back then, even when the sword was sheathed. The ore that doesn’t exist in this world. The blade absorbing the heat around it.

– …And its annoying voice.

It was a sentient material, so reproducing that might be the hardest part.

My copy could never surpass the original, but if there’s one thing I need is the cold.

– Ack! Damn, I’m out of time…

A pain ran through my entire body, causing me to open my eyes.

There was the tiniest piece of ice in my hand. Definitely not enough to cause a change in the meat.

– Are you okay?

– I think I’m fine, but I’m gonna have to call it a day. Here are the results.

– Creating ice is impressive though…

For me, it is. But I wasn’t trying to create an ice cube, I was attempting to freeze an entire whale the size of an island.

I took the day off and went to rest on my bed.

– …I wonder what she’d say to me.

Even Akane had a hard time aligning with Moonlight. Will she listen to me?

I was her original master, but still…

Thinking about her, I closed my eyes and started talking to myself.

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（Moonlight, what do we do?）

“Master, I will need you to explain everything from the beginning”

That’s what she’d say.

“I see. But there is one thing I have come to realize”

– What is it?

“There is no escape from here”

– Why?

“Akane is not here. Neither you nor the people you are with are capable of drawing my power, especially in your current state”

– So, what do I do?

“It is true that I am capable of breaking this deadlock, but I am not quite what you need”

The Moonlight in my head transformed into the girl I saw that day.

“It is not Moonlight what you must seek for, but Moonflower”

– I see.

“I shall be waiting for you”

In the fuzzy mixture of voices in my head, I drifted into a deep sleep.